Should Microsoft make Windows 7 open source? The Free Software Foundation thinks so!

[bribon77]

Should Microsoft make Windows 7 open source? The Free Software Foundation thinks so!

Should Microsoft make Windows 7 open source? The Free Software Foundation thinks so!

Windows 7 is dead to Microsoft -- unless, of course, you're willing to pay. It's now ten days since the operating system reached end of life, but many people, for various reasons, are choosing to stick with it rather than upgrading to Windows 10.

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[DDE_Server]

This will never happen. Microsoft will then close as it will be used and enhanced and there will be no PCs and laptops sales again

 

[TairikuOkami]

It is a great idea, but unfortunately, that would also reveal Windows 10 code. Windows core is huge and it has not really changed much. MS just keeps patching it, otherwise they would simply get rid of registry and other obsolete features. It is all interconnected and no one knows the whole picture.

 

[oldschool]

Should Microsoft make Windows 7 open source? The Free Software Foundation thinks so!

FSF is probably created by organized hacker gangs!

 

[Digmor Crusher]

Never going to happen.

 

[bribon77]

I don't think they do such a thing the M $.

 

[Marko :)]

Even though that would be great (especially for users and developers), it wouldn't be good for Microsoft itself. They tried to push all the users to Windows 10 for a reason. Releasing Windows 7 code and making it open source could only backfire. So, no, I don't see this happening anywhere in near future...

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

This was a good joke...do they know what is Microsoft?

 

[RKRN3]

Why FSF doesn't want XP to be made open source?

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

Why FSF doesn't want XP to be made open source?

Because they want the good stuff for free.
XP suxx compared to win7.

 

[ForgottenSeer 823865]

Windows is like a old wall with a hundreds of holes in the middle perpetually covered by endless layers of paint LOL